“I think if they went back and looked at the year, they probably would say okay we messed up,” says the sports and entertainment attorney.

Comcast does admit owing the Astros $18 million in unpaid fees. Crane admitted he was in talks to return the team to Fox Sports Net.

The Rockets meantime, say they are joining Comcast in its bankruptcy efforts -- a major break from the Astros.

Champion says it sounds like everyone involved is having regrets.

“Somebody screwed up, and maybe they didn't read the fine print, but that's a horrible deal,” he says.

“How many people do we have in the area? Half of them are in and half are out,” Champion said referring to only 40-percent of Houston households able to watch their home teams.

While the Rockets support CSN's move toward bankruptcy, the team has said it opposes a trustee being appointed in the case. The Rockets instead want all sides given one week to negotiate, an idea the Astros dismissed.